Simon Grayson has brushed off fears over his position as Sunderland manager after the Black Cats slumped to yet another home defeat.

The Black Cats lost 2-1 against Bristol City which leaves the Wearsiders just two points above basement side Bolton Wanderers, who visit the Stadium of Light on Tuesday night.

These back-to-back home games were widely seen as make-or-break for Grayson and after losing the first, it has cranked up the pressure still further on the midweek clash.

Sunderland have gone 12 games without a win and asked whether he thought the club might make a change if the run continues, Grayson said: “Who knows? I’ve been in positions where I haven’t won games and come through the other side of it, what I’ll do is continue to work as hard as I can.

Sunderland manager Simon Grayson (Image: PA)

“I’ll keep doing it to the best of my ability and hopefully somewhere down the line we will get a couple of results that will change things around very quickly.

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“Anything other people decide to do in football, and I have been a manager for 12 years, 600-odd games under my belt, and I know what can happen if you win games or lose games.”

And asked whether this defeat had turned the Bolton game into a must-win match, he added: ““I’m under no illusions that we need to start winning football matches very quickly.